Gun.



N. W. AASEN.

GUN. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1915.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

ERS co. mom-1.1mm WASHINGRIN. n c.

NIELS WALTERSEN AASEN, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Application filed November 18, 1915. Serial No. 62,165.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NIELS VVAL'rnnsEN AAsnN, a citizen of the Kingdom ofNorway, residing at No. 20 Carl Lunds Grade, Copenhagen, Denmark haveinvented new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Guns, of whichthe following is a specili cation.

his invention refers to a striking mecha nism for guns *ith severalchambers, each with its charge or cartridge, for instance for shootingat different ranges or for producing different kinds of effects.

The chief feature of the invention is that the striker with a compressedstriking spring, is rotatable about its longitudinal aXis and isprovided with an eccentric head which can be caused to hit a selectedcartridge or charge, according as it is turned to a greater or lesserextent.

A construction according to this invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section, and

Fig. 2 is an end-view.

In the sleeve 3 the striking-spring at is dis posed between the head 5of the sleeve and the shoulder 6 on the striker 7. On the inner end ofthis striker is disposed the eccentric striking hammer 8, and the otherend of the striker is bent downward. This bend may be on the same sideas the hammer 8 of the striker as shown in the drawing, but this is notnecessary. The length of the bent part 9 corresponds to the length ofstroke. The head is shaped as, or connected with, a plate of largerdiameter than the sleeve, but with recesses 10, 11, 12, which, as shownin the drawing, are disposed each opposite one of the firingpins 13,142, 15, of the cartridges indicated by dotted lines.

hen the striking-spring is compressed,

the striker is kept locked by turning its retrorsely bent end 9 over onto the surface of the head 5, which stands out like a collar. *vVhen theone or the other of the cartridges is to be fired off, the striker isturned more or less to the one side or the other, so that the part 9registers with one of the recesses 1O, 11, 12, and the hammer 8 willstrike the desired firingpin.

I claim:

1. In guns having several cartridge chambers, a rotatable striker havinga hammer, a fixed block having a plurality of recesses therein, saidstriker having a guide part adapted to register with any of theaforesaid recesses, the said recesses being so arranged that when thesaid guide part is placed so as to slide in one of them, a sliding ofthe striker causes the hammer to eX- plode a cartridge in a givencartridge chan her.

2. In guns having several cartridge chambers, a rotatable striker havinga. hammer, a striking spring, a fixed block having a plurality ofrecesses therein, said block being adapted to act as a stop for the saidstriker, when the said striking spring has been compressed, said strikerhaving a guide part adapted to register with any of the aforesaidrecesses, the said recesses being so arranged that when the said guidepart is placed so as to slide in one of them, the sliding of the strikercauses the hammer to explode a. cartridge in a given cartridge chamber.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NIELS WALTERSEN AASEN. Witnesses CHRISTINE JnnrnnsEN, ANNA l/V. AASEN.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, byaddressing; the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. .s

